Ecommerce Image Workflow

Create a compact ecommerce image set from real product reference imagery. This V1 skill is intentionally narrow: it supports reference-product mode only. If the user only describes a product and does not provide a product photo, ask for one and stop. Do not create a brief-only concept product in this version.

Resource map

ecommerce-image-workflow/
|-- SKILL.md
|-- example.html
`-- references/
    `-- checklist.md

What this skill produces

By default, generate three ecommerce-ready image assets for one product:

1. Main image - clean product-first packshot on white or soft neutral background.
2. Feature image - one selling point shown clearly with controlled callout space, without relying on tiny unreadable in-image text.
3. Lifestyle image - product shown in a plausible use context while keeping the product faithful to the reference.

Also create:

• image-manifest.json describing reference inputs, slots, prompts, outputs, aspect ratios, and fidelity notes.
• ecommerce-gallery.html as a small preview gallery linking the generated files and summarizing the image roles.

Input contract

Required:

• At least one uploaded product reference image in the active project.

Ask only for missing essentials:

• Product name or short label if it is not obvious.
• Main selling point if the feature image cannot be inferred safely.
• Target marketplace or aspect only if the user asks for platform-specific framing.

Do not ask broad discovery questions. Keep the workflow moving.

Workflow

Step 0 - Confirm reference-product mode

Before planning, verify that the current project includes a real product reference image.

If no product image is available, reply:

Please upload at least one product reference image first. This V1 workflow preserves a real product from reference photos; brief-only concept generation is deferred to a later version.

Then stop.

Step 1 - Extract product identity anchors

Inspect the reference image and write a short internal identity lock:

• Product category and form factor.
• Shape and silhouette.
• Primary colors and materials.
• Logo, label, pattern, fasteners, ports, straps, handles, or other fixed details.
• Scale cues and proportions.
• What must not change.

Use these anchors in every generation prompt.

Step 2 - Build a three-slot shot plan

Create a compact shot plan before dispatch:

If the project metadata provides imageAspect, use it when the user expects a single aspect across the set. Otherwise use the slot defaults above.

Step 3 - Compose prompts with a fidelity lock

Every prompt must include this product fidelity instruction near the top:

Preserve the exact product identity from the reference image: shape,
silhouette, color, material, logo/label placement, visible construction
details, and proportions. Do not redesign the product. Do not add, remove,
or relocate product features.

Then add slot-specific instructions:

Main image prompt

• Product centered and fully visible.
• White, off-white, or very light grey background.
• Soft studio lighting with clean shadow.
• No props unless the user asked for them.
• No in-frame marketing text.

Feature image prompt

• Focus on one user-provided or safely inferred feature.
• Use close-up composition, cutaway-style crop, or clean negative space for later designer-added labels.
• Keep the product visually balanced in the frame. If no explicit callout structure is being generated, center the product. If label space is needed, offset the product only slightly and make the empty space feel intentional.
• Do not invent certifications, performance numbers, materials, or claims.
• Avoid tiny rendered text; leave label space instead.

Lifestyle image prompt

• Use a realistic environment matched to the product category.
• Keep the product the focal point.
• Show human interaction only if it helps explain use and does not obscure the product.
• Preserve product scale and structure.

Step 4 - Dispatch through the media contract

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